An image of "Allegory of Vices", created by Correggio from 1525-30 (Distemper, 142 x 86 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Virtues of Federico II Gonzaga", created by Giulio Romano from 1531-34 (Pen and brown ink, black chalk and white highlights, 249 x 317 mm).

An image of "Witchcraft (Allegory of Hercules)", created by Dosso Dossi from 1540-42 (Oil on canvas, 143 x 144 cm).

An image of "Allegory (Venus, Flora, Mars and Cupid)", created by Paris Bordone from 1558-60 (Oil on canvas, 110 x 131 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Francesco I de' Medici", created by Giambologna from 1562-63 (Alabaster, 31 x 46 cm).

An image of "Pairs of Allegories", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo 1563 and 1566 (Oil on wood or canvas).

An image of "Pairs of Allegories", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo 1563 and 1566 (Oil on wood or canvas).

An image of "Allegory of Winter", created by Bartolomeo Ammanati from 1563-65 (Stone).

An image of "Allegory of the Christian Church", created by Alessandro Allori from 1600-10 (Oil on canvas, 131 x 115 cm).

An image of "A Triumphal Arch of Allegories", created by Domenichino from 1607-10 (Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Wealth", created by Simon Vouet from 1630-35 (Oil on canvas, 170 x 124 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Time (Chronos and Eros)", created by Johann Heinrich Schonfeld during the 1630's (Oil on canvas, 94 x 129 cm).

An image of "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting", created by Artemisia Gentileschi during the 1630's (Oil on canvas, 96,5 x 73,7 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power", created by Pietro Da Cortona from 1633-39 (Fresco).

An image of "Allegory of Jealousy", created by Luca Ferrari during the 1640's (Oil on canvas, 171 x 116 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Vice", created by Filippo Parodi from 1684-94 (Marble, height 77 cm).

An image of "Allegory of Virtue", created by Filippo Parodi from 1684-94 (Marble, height 77 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Jesuits' Missionary Work", created by Andrea Pozzo from 1691-94 (Fresco).

An image of "Allegory of the Jesuits' Missionary Work", created by Andrea Pozzo from 1691-94 (Fresco).

An image of "Allegory of Strength and Wisdom", created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo from 1740-43 (Oil on canvas, 35 x 30 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Four Seasons - Autumn", created by Jacob De Wit from 1751-52 (Oil on canvas, 216 x 146 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Four Seasons - Winter", created by Jacob De Wit from 1751-52 (Oil on canvas, 216 x 146 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Four Seasons - Spring", created by Jacob De Wit from 1751-52 (Oil on canvas, 217 x 145 cm).

An image of "Allegory of the Four Seasons - Summer", created by Jacob De Wit from 1751-52 (Oil on canvas, 218 x 144 cm).